KnowraGraniteLinked fromLinked fromThe 56 pages that link to Granite, each with the reason it gives.All 56Broader topic 8Related 31Narrower topic 8Compared with 9BasaltCompared with: Granite contrasts with basalt in composition, texture, and its prevalence in continental crust.Partial meltingCompared with: Granite can form from silica-rich melts produced by crustal partial melting.RhyoliteCompared with: Granite is rhyolite’s compositional counterpart, crystallized slowly underground.Volcanic rockCompared with: It contrasts with rhyolite as a slowly cooled, coarse-grained counterpart of similar composition.DioriteCompared with: Granite is more silica-rich and usually lighter than diorite.TonaliteCompared with: Granite has more potassium feldspar than tonalite.Ultramafic rockCompared with: Its silica-rich mineralogy marks the opposite compositional end from ultramafic rock.GranodioriteCompared with: Granite has more alkali feldspar relative to plagioclase than granodiorite.GranuliteCompared with: Granite may resemble felsic granulite in composition, but forms by crystallization of magma.